A Day In San Francisco: Video
A Day In San Francisco from Daniel Myers on Vimeo.
After a Revolve show in Sacramento, I spent an extra day with my friend Sean doing some sight-seeing in & around San Francisco. We only had one day but we got to see a lot of fun stuff around the city including Alcatraz and the Golden Gate Bridge!
No Greater Sacrifice
Today I witnessed one of the most heartbreaking scenes I have seen in a long time. I watched as a young soldier, one of four on our flight today, said goodbye to his family as he boarded the plane. The whole scene caught me very off-guard, I was just doing my usual thing at the airport, headed for my gate, but as I arrived I caught a glimpse of this young man's face as I scanned the area for a place to sit. At first I just looked away, I did not want to watch, but yet I kept looking back. The sheer agony on his face, the way he held his wife and looked at his two sons (I'm guessing they were around two and four) was almost more than I could take just watching. As they called for the final groups to board, I saw him draw them close for one final embrace and as he held the younger son in his left arm, he wrapped his right arm around his wife and the older one hugged his leg. Her face exhibited a somber strength, no doubt the strength she will need until he returns and his face showed sheer agony, pure and simple. I don't know that I'll ever understand the emotions I was witnessing (I pray I never do), but my appreciation for our soldiers and their families changed today.
PS - During the short trip the flight crew acknowledged the presence of the soldiers and told us that they are all headed to Iraq. I pray God keeps them safe and they can return soon.
Colorful Hat Pictures!
I finally got my pictures from the Colorful Hat tour online. You can find them all on my picasawebsite. There are two albums posted, one has all the photos I took from the whole week, the good & the bad, and the other has just the one's I liked. I was a little disappointed by how few of the pics came out well, but I guess I couldn't really expect much better considering 90% of them were taken from FOH in very low light conditions. Anyway, here they are...
Back from the circus…
Well I'm back from the circus. That's right, for those of you who missed it, last week I was on tour with a small circus called the The Colorful Hat. It was actually a lot of fun, the whole thing is owned and produced by a friend of mine who I toured with last fall, so that's how I got involved with it. It's a small production that is still in the getting started phase but we still played 5 cities in 7 days. Now the first question I am always asked is if there are animals in the show, and the answer is no (although we have been considering the addition of an emu, but that's another story). The show is a theatrical performance that includes music, comedy, juggling routines, and various acrobatic acts. I took a lot of pictures and I am trying to sort through them all before I post them, but soon I will have some images up.
Chicago – Take 2
I'm back in Chicago again. I flew up here on Wednesday and I'll be here until next Wednesday. So far this trip has been far more enjoyable than the last trip. The work is pretty bland, but I have been making good use of my free time. Two nights ago I went to see Wicked and then last night I saw Jersey Boys. Both musicals were a lot fun and very much worth my time and money. The Jersey Boys production was so enjoyable that I immediately went back to the hotel and downloaded some music by The Four Seasons.
After both plays I spent some time thinking that I might enjoy working Broadway productions at some point in my career. I did find it interesting that the quality of the audio at both theaters was below my expectations. Note that I didn't say it was "bad," just not as good as I would expect it to be for such a large production. I frequently had trouble hearing and understanding the dialogue at both productions, although at the Jersey Boys production I was also alternately blown out of my seat by a few solos from the lead singer. I have to take into account that the challenges in reinforcing theatrical productions vary from those involved with concert productions, but that is part of the reason why I am interested in trying it. Another complication is that unfortunately most Broadway Productions are locked in to some extremely strict union contracts. I'm not a union worker, nor do I plan to be, so I guess I will just have to find some other way in. So who knows, maybe one day I'll find a fun job working with a Broadway production, I think that would be cool.
I'm going to upload some pictures when I have a chance. I've taken some really fun shots of the city during my walks around downtown.
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